Academic Support
Many of our books make ideal academic texts. If you are interested in adopting a book for a course you teach, we'd love to help you out.
Examination Copies
Examination copies are available to qualified instructors for review purposes. There may be occasions where we offer eBook review copies as an alternative to print copies.
Desk Copies
We are pleased to provide desk copies to instructors who have adopted our books for course use. The textbooks must be required books for the course and/or firm orders of sufficient quantity must be placed with local bookstores.
Requesting Titles
Please use the form below to request titles, allowing 3-4 weeks for delivery.
Academic requests may be processed by one of our local distributors, and a representative may contact you should they require further information, or be able to offer assistance.
Examination and desk copies are subject to approval by our Customer Services team. Only requests using bona fide academic email addresses (.edu, .ac.uk, etc) will be considered. Please be aware that once an examination copy has requested you will no longer eligible for a desk copy, unless the examination copy was for a committee's consideration.
If you've any questions, or wish to adopt a title and are ready to place an order, please contact Matt Kennedy, Apress Marketing Associate. We will assure your books are ordered and shipped in a timely manner.